The impact of petroleum exploitation and oil spills in marine ecosystems has increased over
time. Among the concerns regarding these events, the impact on coral reefs stand out …

The present study is a literature-based analysis investigating occurrence and the possible
consequences of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in marine protected areas (MPAs) …

Baseline polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) and
organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in surface sediments were measured in Gorgan Bay, Iran …

Ten grouper species grouper (n= 584) were collected throughout the Gulf of Mexico (GoM)
from 2011 through 2017 to provide information on hepatobiliary polycyclic aromatic …

Fecal sterols are traditionally ascribed as important biomarkers for animal excrement, and
have been widely used to identify the source of organic matter and to reconstruct …

Sepetiba Bay basin hosts industrial and harbors since the 1950s. Despite this impact history,
hydrocarbon levels and sources were evaluated only in the 2000s and 2010s. Therefore …

Southeast Brazilian bays have been increasingly degraded by untreated organic loads.
Therefore, to assess fecal contamination status, sediment quality regarding polycyclic …

The use of microbial biofilms for the detection of hydrocarbon contamination in aquatic
environments was investigated in this study. Two different microbial biofilms consisting of …

Levels and fluxes of Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and aliphatic hydrocarbons
(AHs), including n-alkanes and petroleum biomarkers (PBMs), were measured in a …

Acropora palmata is the most important reef-building species in the crest biotopes in the
Caribbean Sea. Their populations have been decimated in the last century by disease …